-centric issues like employment, like elections, but there are relative value trades being put on in other sovereigns for example and other currencies. >> rick, we're going to leave it there. thank you so much this morning. >>> when we come back, we will get an update on the widespread power outages across the northeast, we'll talk to the president of pse&g right after this. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." this morning take a look at futures right now, thinly traded but nonetheless red arrows across the board, dow off 17 points, s&p 500 marginal and nasdaq off as well. >>> jackie deangelis joins with us more. >> 60 million people have felt the impact of hurricane sandy and power outages certainly one of the big issues this morning. hundreds of thousands of new yorkers and an estimated 7.8 million people all together across the east are struggling with these outages. new york city's utility company says it could be several days to a week before residents who lost power during the superstorm get their life back. meantime, coned says 670,000 customers are without power in new york cit